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NEWS

Cheap eats

The Better Health Store is located on the outskirts of Frandor Shopping Center and the café inside has been around for roughly two years.

NEWS

Drummer bids farewell

MSU rockers Flatfoot are ready to jam one last time before drummer Joe Irvin departs. Irvin will play his last show with the group Friday night at the Temple Club, 500 E.

NEWS

At the movies

"Freddy Vs. Jason" Bloody, but about as scary as your great aunt.

ICE HOCKEY

Comley names Slater captain

Jim Slater's hockey résumé has many highlights. Being named captain for the Spartans' 2003-04 campaign by MSU hockey coach Rick Comley is somewhere below the header.

NEWS

Wide Open

Hey, you, the future rockstar. Or you, the wannabe international DJ. And you over there, the closet poet who longs to be a performer of spoken word.

NEWS

Top 10 albums

1. "Love & Life," Mary J. Blige, Geffen (Last week: Not on charts) 2. "Metamorphosis," Hilary Duff, Buena Vista (not on charts) 3. "The Neptunes Present

COMMENTARY

Patriotism now

Too many have dyed the American soil red for us to wash away all of the sacrifices and principles that bare the liberties and freedoms enjoyed since our independence. Today marks the two-year anniversary of the Sept.

NEWS

Muslim students, faculty say progress still needed

Two years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, members of MSU's Muslim community say education is still needed to help move forward and increase understanding of their religion. Khalida Zaki, an MSU sociology professor, said the impact of Sept.

MICHIGAN

'U' rioters sentenced

Four MSU students were sentenced to jail time on Wednesday for their roles in the March 28-30 disturbances which resulted in more than $40,000 in damage to the city and campus. Three of the students were banned from state-funded university campuses for one year.

MSU

Banned-song concert highlights First Amendment

A half-full Fairchild Theater shook Tuesday with the rhythms of songs that weren't always accepted in American culture. The concert, titled "Freedom Sings," highlighted first-amendment issues through music. "Freedom energizes the nation," said Ken Paulson, the evening's narrator and executive director of the First Amendment Center, which hosted the event.

COMMENTARY

Democrats can abuse powers too

As a conservative Republican, I would have to agree with most of what Andrew Goetz had to say in his column "Republican Party members take power to new extremes". The problem with the column was that it was somewhat incomplete.

NEWS

'U' community observes national day of mourning

For Katie Neddermeyer, it's the photographs she took that day. For her roommate Heather Carlile, it's the poster she kept from the first MSU football game after the attacks. "People still remember it, but you can't keep dwelling on it," said Carlile, a professional writing junior, as she unrolled the yellowed paper. Jody Oberdick didn't keep anything physical.